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(NoModeL) H. A. FISSHER.

HAY AND STRAW BURNER.

No. 391,464. Pqtented Oct. 23, 888.

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IJNITED STATES PATENT O FICE.

HERBERT .A. FISHER, OF OAVOUR, DAKOTA TERRITORY.

HAY AND STRAW BURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,464, dated October 23, .1888.

Application filed March 1, 1888.

, To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HERBERT A. FISHER, a citizen of the- United States, residing at Oavour, in the county of Beadle and Territory of Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay and Straw Burners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in stoves for burning hay, straw, and other light fuel; and it consists in certain novelties in the construction and arrangement of the various parts, all of which I will now proceed to point out and describe, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the stove embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a front elevation showing the door of the stove-jacket open and the top of magazine raised, and Fig. 3 is a central vertical section taken on the line a; x of Fig. 1.

Referring to said drawings, A represents a cylindrical jacket open at its top and bottom and supported upon suitable feet, a, so as to raise the lower edge of the jacket above the floor. On the sides and rear of the jacket, extending from top to bottom,are braces A, preferably formed of flat metal, their lower ends being extended below the jacket and forming the side and rear feet. Said feet are provided with apertures, so that the stove can be secured to the floor or stove-board by means of screws. The side braces, A A, are extended above and converge toward the center of the jacket.

B is a short section of pipe secured, by means of bolts or in any other suitable manner, to the braces A A, directly over the center of the jacket. This pipe B forms a portion of the smoke and draft pipe of the burner, as hereinafter described, and may be connected in the 45 usual manner with the stove-pipe orchimney. G is a hinged door in the front of the j acket A. c is a small damper-door at the bottom of the door 0.

D are transverse bars which extend across 50 the bottom of the jacket.

'13 is a removable cylindrical magazine, in

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which the hay, straw, or other fuel is placed. Said magazine is closed at its bottom and open at the top, and when in position rests upon the bars D.

e is a damper at the front of the bottom of the magazine.

6 e are handles by which the magazine can be removed when desired. Said magazine is smaller in diameter than the jacket, and when in position an air-chamber, F, is formed between it and the jacket A.

G is a removable cone-shaped top provided with an annular flange, g, which extends down and fits over the top of the magazine. The lower portion of the flange is made slightly flaring, so that it may be easily and quickly seated on the magazine.

Said top terminates ina smoke and draft pipe, H, which enters telescopically the pipe B. In the bottom of the pipe B is a T-shaped slot, I).

his a pin or lug on the pipe H, which enters the slot 1).

I are handles by which the top can be raised or lowered. When raised, said top is turned to the right or left, and the pin h, entering one of the horizontal arms of the T-shaped slot b, holds said top up.

Theoperation of my invention is as follows: The top of the magazine is raised, as shownin Fig. 2, the door opened, and the magazine removed and filled with the hay, straw, or other fuel. It is then placed within the jacket, the top lowered, and the fire lighted through the damper e, the draft being regulated by said damper. The door of the jacket is then. closed. When the fuel is consumed, the magazine is again removed, the ashes emptied, and the fuel replenished. As said magazine has a closed bottom, there is no danger in carrying the same through the house. The upper section of the telescopic smoke and draft pipe being rigidly secured to the stove by the braces, there is no possible chance of displacing the sto'vepipe when the top of the magazine is raised.

Most stoves of this class are apt to become red-hot, and are not only very. dangerous, but also render it exceedingly uncomfortable to be in close proximity to the same. The j acket with which I provide my stove, not coming in direct contact with the fuel, and having an air-space between it and the magazine, cannot become overheated, and thus prevents any danger from combustion should clothing or other articles come in contact with the same, and also acts as a screen and permits a near approach without discomfort. My stove will also retain its polish, and is much more durable than stoves in which the outer casing comes in direct contact with the burning fuel. The air passing through the space or chamber between the magazine and jacket becomes thoroughly heated and distributed throughout the apartment.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a hay and straw burning stove, ajacket open at its top and bottom and provided with a suitable door, and a smoke and draft pipe secured to the jacket and located over its top, in combination with a removable fuel-magazine arranged within thejacket to form an air-space between said magazine and jacket, and provided with a removable top terminating in a smoke and d raft pipe which telescopically enters the smoke and draft pipe secured to the jacket, all constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as shown and described.

2. In a hay and straw burning stove, the cylindrical jacket A, open at its top and bot tom and provided with the door 0, and bars D across its bottom, and the pipe B, secured above the top of the jacket by braces A A, in combination with the removable fuel-magazine E, located within the j acket and provided with the removable top G, terminating in the pipe H, which'telescopically enters the pipe B, all constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as shown and described.

3; In a hay and straw burning stove, the cylindrical jacket A, open at its top and bottom and supported on suitable feet, a, and provided with the door 0, and bars D across its bottom, and the pipe B, secured above the top of the jacket by braces A A, and provided with the T-shaped slot b in its lower end, in combination with the removable fuel-magazine E, having a closed bottom and damper e, and the removable conical top G, terminating in the pipe H, which telescopically enters the pipe B and is provided with the lug or pin it, which enters the slot 1) in said pipe B, all constructed, arranged,and operating substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HERBERT A. FISHER.

Witnesses:

ANDREW J. SWEETsER, M. F. WELLER. 

